Agenda and minutes

Venue: Remote Meeting via Zoom

Contact: Heather Kingston
Democratic Services Officer
01903 221006  Email: heather.kingston@worthing.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

ADC-PC/63/20-21

Substitute Members

Any substitute members should declare their substitution.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members.

ADC-PC/64/20-21

Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers must declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to any business on the agenda.  Declarations should also be made at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting.

 

If in doubt contact the Legal or Democratic Services representative for this meeting.

 

Members and Officers may seek advice upon any relevant interest from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

ADC-PC/65/20-21

Public Question Time

So as to provide the best opportunity for the Committee to provide the public with the fullest answer, questions from the public should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 31 March 2021.

 

Where meetings are held remotely, no question will be permitted from the public unless such notice has been given.

 

Questions should be submitted to Democratic Services - democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

 

(Note: Public Question Time will last for a maximum of 30 minutes)

 

 

Minutes:

There were no questions raised under Public Question Time.

ADC-PC/66/20-21

Confirmation of Minutes

To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee meetings of the Committee held on 8 March 2021, which have been emailed to Members.

Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 8 March 2021 be confirmed as a correct record and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

A recorded vote was taken by the Democratic Services Officer which was as follows:

For: Councillors Carol Albury, Stephen Chipp, Kevin Boram, Brian Coomber, Lee Cowen, Joss Loader and Paul Mansfield.

ADC-PC/67/20-21

Items Raised Under Urgency Provisions

To consider any items the Chair of the meeting considers urgent.

Minutes:

There were no items raised under urgency provisions.

ADC-PC/68/20-21

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 106 KB

To consider the reports by the Director for the Economy, attached as Item 6.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The planning applications were considered, see attached appendix.

 

ADC-PC/69/20-21

Open Space Standards pdf icon PDF 804 KB

To consider a report by the Director for the Economy, attached as Item 7.

Minutes:

 

The Head of Planning and Development outlined the detailed report, the purpose of which was to assess and identify the need for on-site and off-site provision of open space and play facilities, where appropriate, and the negotiation of off-site contributions towards play equipment, allotments, and parks and recreation.

 

The report explained how the calculator tool worked; how it would be used as part of the planning process; and the Officer used The Pilot application on the agenda as an example.

 

The Officer concluded by advising Members of the recommendation at the end of the report.

 

The Committee Members’ comments included that they were keen to ensure that, wherever possible, on-site provision of play equipment was provided to serve residential developments and highlighted the importance of securing maintenance contributions. 

 

Decision

 

The Committee noted the recommended open space standards, and AGREED for comments to be forwarded to the Executive Member for Regeneration to consider prior to formally adopting the standards; and that the cost calculator attached at Appendix I be agreed and adopted for use in calculating needs arising from development proposals; and for the calculator be published on the Councils’ website.

ADC-PC/70/20-21

Appeal Performance pdf icon PDF 144 KB

To consider a report by the Director for the Economy, attached as Item 8.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Planning and Development outlined the report for the Committee.  He advised the Council often got tested at appeal even though costs had not been awarded against the Council.  However, he felt it was important for Members to review appeal decisions and that it would be beneficial to add any decisions received to future agendas as a standing item.

 

Decision

 

The Committee noted the report and all Members AGREED appeal decisions should be a standing agenda item in the future.